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In this way, Jaroslav Neverovičius reacted to the statements of the Environment Minister Simon Gentvilas last Friday that Lithuania is lagging behind in connecting the population to centralized networks.
“Awareness is a very important tool, and without it it is difficult to imagine progress,” Neverovičius told News Radio on Tuesday.
However, according to him, this alone may not be enough: the government may need measures that have not been used to the full so far.
“Companies, municipalities and ministries must actively address these challenges, either to facilitate access to the population through financing decisions or a more strategic decision to move towards the centralization of water management companies,” said the senior advisor. from the country.
“It would probably also help solve the problem when companies with greater competition and greater financial capacity could face those challenges,” added J. Neverovičius.
Last week, S. Gentvilas warned that Lithuania faces “hundreds of millions of fines” due to unenforceable requirements from the European Union (EU) related to connecting the population to central sewerage networks.
According to him, in July 2020, 38.5 thousand. people living more than 2 thousand. populated areas were not connected to centralized networks. The Minister also warned these neighbors about the possibility of an inspection visit
The European Commission launched an infringement procedure against Lithuania for not applying the Urban Wastewater Directive in 2017.
It was later claimed that Lithuania had not complied with all the requirements of the Directive. For example, it is considered a violation that Lithuania did not ensure that in 58 agglomerations at least 98%. wastewater is managed centrally and no more than 2% in individual wastewater treatment systems.
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